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France to mobilize 100,000 police forces to prevent New Years Eve gatherings French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin (C) talks to the press in front of the Gendarmerie in Ambert, central France, on December 23, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The French government is planning to deploy 100,000 police forces and gendarmes across the country on New Years Eve in an attempt to enforce a... |
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Italian geopolitical analysts, lawmakers remember General Soleimani Many countries around the globe have been hosting events marking a year since the assassination of Irans top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and senior Iraqi commander Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis.
Also some Italian geopolitical analysts and lawmakers have remembered General Soleimani... |
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Russia warns against escalation of tensions in Libya A handout photograph taken and released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on December 30, 2020 shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking at a joint press conference with the Libyan foreign minister (unseen) in Moscow, Russia. (Via AFP)
Russia has warned against the resumption of hostilities... |
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China slams US warships passage through Taiwan Strait The file photo shows the guided missile destroyer USS John S. McCain.
China has slammed the sailing of two US warships through the strategic Taiwan Strait, which separates Taiwan from mainland China, calling the move a provocation.
On Thursday, the guided-missile destroyers USS John S. McCain and USS... |
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Jonathan Pollard, Israel spy freed by Trump, greeted by Netanyahu Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) greets Pollard in Tel Aviv.
Jonathan Pollard, an American jailed for 30 years in the United States for spying for Israel, has landed in Tel Aviv on Wednesday to a heros welcome led by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Pakistanis pay tribute to General Qassem Soleimani Almost one year after the assassination of Iranian top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, many in Pakistan pay tribute to him for his services to the Palestinian cause.
People in Pakistan have traditionally supported Palestinians in their struggle against Israel since 1948,... |
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Indian forces kill three Kashmiri men in Srinagar The file photo shows Indian soldiers patrolling on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after a gun battle with alleged attackers at an Indian army base at Nagrota, some 15 kilometers from Jammu, in the Indian-administered Kashmir. (By AFP)
Indian security forces have killed three suspected militants... |
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Syria urges UNSC to take firm action against Israeli acts of aggression The file photo shows a view of the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates building in the capital Damascus.
In the wake of a new Israeli aerial assault, Syria has called on the United Nations Security Council to assume its responsibility and take "firm and immediate" action to end such acts... |
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Germany to face difficult times with COVID-19 in 2021: Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel records her annual New Year address at the chancellery in Berlin. (Photo by AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her countrys "historic" coronavirus crisis will extend into 2021 even if the vaccines bring some hope.
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Turkey hands life sentence to 92 people over 2016 coup attempt Families wait to enter the Sincan Penal Institution at the 4th Heavy Penal Court near Ankara, Turkey, on November 26, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A court in Turkey has handed life sentences to 92 people, including former high-ranking army officials, for involvement in the 2016 failed coup.
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Blasts hit Yemens Aden airport after Saudi-backed government arrives Explosions have hit an airport in Yemens southern city of Aden after a plane carrying a self-proclaimed government backed by Saudi Arabia landed from Riyadh.
"At least two explosions were heard as the cabinet members were leaving the aircraft" on Wednesday, an AFP correspondent at the scene said.
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British security firm G4S provided information about Gen. Soleimani to terrorists: Tehran prosecutor Mourners at the funeral of General Qassem Soleimani, the late commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, in Tehran, Iran (Photo by EPA)
Tehran Prosecutor Ali Alqasi-Mehr says United Kingdom-based security company G4S collaborated with US forces in the assassination of Lieutenant... |
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Moscow extends blacklist of UK officials banned from Russia A traffic light is pictured in front of the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia, on December 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Russia has imposed sanctions against a number of UK officials in response to recent restrictive measures taken by the British government against Russian citizens... |
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Trump administration approves billions in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt The file photo shows US-made GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) munitions
In its final days in office, the administration of US President Donald Trump has approved arms sales to three Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Egypt, amid widespread criticism of their bleak human rights record.
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India, China reach no meaningful result from talks over border conflict Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh (C)
India says no "meaningful" solution has been reached with China to a standoff over a section of their Himalayan border, despite several rounds of diplomatic and military talks that were held to de-escalate the border tensions between the nuclear armed neighbors.
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Indonesia bans politically influential Islamic Defenders Front Rizieq Shihab, the leader of Indonesian Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), who has resided in Saudi Arabia since 2017, greets people as he arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang near Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 10, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Indonesia has officially outlawed the... |
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Three Russian soldiers injured in anti-tank missile attack in Syrias Idlib In this file picture, Russian military police take part in a joint army patrol with Turkish forces near the town of Darbasiyah in Syrias northeastern province of Hasakah. (Photo by AFP)
At least three Russian troops have sustained injuries when the armored vehicle they were traveling in was struck... |
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North Korea set to open massive party meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) is seen at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo. (Via AFP)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to open a massive ruling party congress next month for the first time... |
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Chinese court jails 10 Hong Kong fugitives, returns 2 minors Police vehicles exit Yantian District Peoples Court, where 12 Hong Kongers who were arrested last August as they tried to flee Hong Kong to Taiwan by boat are on trial, in Chinas southeastern city of Shenzhen, across the border from Hong Kong, on December 28, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A Chinese court has... |
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Nearly 2,200 migrants died trying to reach Spain in 2020: NGO Migrants rescued from different boats are seen in the port of Arguineguin on the Spanish Canary island of Gran Canaria on November 22, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Nearly 2,200 migrants died trying to reach Spain by sea this year, the vast majority of them on their way to the Canary Islands, a migrant rights... |
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Syrian air defenses thwart Israeli aggression on Damascus: SANA Syrias air defense system is seen responding to an Israeli missile strike in the sky over Damascus, Syria, on Jan 21, 2019. (Photo by AFP)
Syria says the countrys air defenses have thwarted an Israeli aggression on the capital Damascus amid an upsurge in Israeli attacks on the Arab country.
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Bangladesh continues relocation of Rohingya refugees to island Rohingya refugees sit on a Bangladeshi Navy ship as they are relocated to the controversial flood-prone island Bhashan Char in the Bay of Bengal, in Chittagong, Bangladesh, on December 29, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Bangladesh has started relocating a second group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a flood-prone... |
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Saudi rights activist goes on open-ended hunger strike to protest prison conditions Imprisoned prominent Saudi human rights campaigner Mohammed Fahad al-Qahtani (Photo via Twitter)
Prominent Saudi human rights campaigner Mohammed Fahad al-Qahtani has launched an open-ended hunger strike in protest against his harsh conditions at a notorious maximum-security detention center south of... |
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Russia: Proposals for adding irrelevant topics to Iran deal wrong Russias Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov (File photo)
Russias Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has rejected calls for the inclusion of irrelevant subjects in the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, saying any proposal similar to "JCPOA+" - put forward by Germany - is "wrong."
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Russian prison service asks opp. figure Navalny to return to avoid jail Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally in Moscow, Russia, on February 29, 2020. (File photo by Reuters)
Russias prison service has called on opposition figure Alexei Navalny to return from Germany and abide by the terms of a suspended prison sentence he received five years ago... |
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Venezuelas Maduro calls extension of opp. assembly unconstitutional Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks at the closing session of the Constituent National Assembly, in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 18, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called the extension of the term of the small assembly of opposition legislators "unconstitutional,"... |
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Hashd al-Shaabi guarantor of Iraqs security, unity, power: Senior clerics Kataib Hezbollah, one of the PMU resistance groups, march in Baghdad ahead of the funeral of Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on January 4, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
A group of prominent Iraqi clerics have thrown their weight behind the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), better known in Iraq as Hashd al-Shaabi,... |
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Thousands of Israelis protest against Netanyahu, lay siege to his residence Picture posted on Twitter shows protesters lighting a bonfire near the main entrance to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus residence on Balfour Street in the holy occupied city of Jerusalem al-Quds.
Thousands of protesters have marched across the occupied territories against politically-embattled... |
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Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon set ablaze after row This photo shows fire at a Syrian refugee camp in the Miniyeh region, northern Lebanon, on December 26, 2020. (Via Twitter)
A Syrian refugee camp in northern Lebanon was set on fire Saturday night following a fight between members of the camp and a local Lebanese family, state media reported.
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Critics worry Trump may push Barrs successor for huge favors Newly-appointed Acting US Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen (File photo)
Former US Attorney General William Barrs sudden departure from his post just days ago has prompted concerns among Justice Department (DOJ) veterans that lame duck President Donald Trump will pressure his inexperienced successor to... |
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